A paper written by 4imprint

.....and “cut adrift” due to the poor quality of support they receive from local authorities. MPs have said. You can read more on this here.

Care leavers should receive support according to their needs rather than their age or whether they are in education or training, MPs have heard. England's Department for Education permanent secretary Chris Wormald told the Commons Public Accounts Committee those in education or training were entitled to support until they were 25. But for other care leavers, this entitlement ended at 21. And this "anomaly" meant the most vulnerable had the least support. 

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Prime Minister, David Cameron has said "Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an “all out assault on poverty” by government .Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester yesterday, Cameron said children growing up in the care system are “almost guaranteed to live in poverty”. He pointed to the fact that 84 per cent leave school without five good GCSEs, 70 per cent of prostitutes were once in care, and care leavers are four times more likely to commit suicide than anyone else.  “These children are in our care; we, the state, are their parents – and what are we setting them up for? The dole, the streets, an early grave?,” he said. “This shames our country and we will put it right.”

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The Public Accounts Committee says there has been a "systemic failing" in support to young people leaving foster care or children's homes. Its chair Meg Hillier MP says young adults are "let down by the system that's supposed to support them". Click here to read the full article. 

A window into Care Leaver communities written by a Care Leaver. Click here to read the article.

We slowly grasped the trauma of their short lives'.  If you are interested in fostering, then click here to read this article that gives a fascinating insight into the benefits and challenges.

A new framework, aimed at improving the accommodation available for care leavers, has been launched in a bid to prevent homelessness among care leavers, who make up 30% of the homeless population. 
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An independent review on keeping children in care out of trouble.
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